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Located in Maade, Denmark, each of the propellers of the turbine is 263ft (80m) in length and weighs about 38 tonnes. The record-breaking powerhouse was built by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind company

The company's prototype broke the energy generation record for a commercially available offshore wind turbine on December 1st, 2016, when it produced 216,000 kWh over a 24-hour period

The company's prototype broke the energy generation record for a commercially available offshore wind turbine on December 1st, 2016, when it produced 216,000 kWh over a 24-hour period.

The wind turbines are built in Denmark and then shipped across the world.

Dong Energy will be the first to install the wind turbines at its Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Britain in the Irish Sea.

The circumference of the turbine's rotator alone (left) is significantly bigger than the London Eye (right). The wind turbines are built in Denmark and then shipped across the world

Dong Energy will be the first to install the wind turbines at its Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Britain in the Irish Sea. Pictured is a prototype in Denmark

The 32 turbines will each be able to generate eight megawatts (MW) of electricity, stand 195 metres tall from sea level and have a rotor diameter of 164 metres.

'This will be the first commercial deployment of the world's largest wind turbines,' said Benj Sykes, Dong's UK country manager for wind power.

Combined, the 32 turbines will create enough electricity to power around 230,000 homes.

Each part of the turbine weighs several hundred tonnes which must be individually loaded onto ships before being sent across the world

Each of the propellers of the turbine is 263ft (80m) in length and weighs about 38 tonnes. Their large size enable them to gather kinetic energy at a faster rate

TURBINES COULD GET BIGGER THAN THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Researchers in the US are designing a new wind turbine that will reach 1,574 feet (479 metres) into the sky - 100 feet (30 metres) taller than the Empire State Building.

Most wind turbines are around 328ft (100 metres) tall.

The giant blades would generate up to 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity, 25 times more than a typical turbine today.

By comparison, this would roughly power 44,400 average family homes.

To keep them stable, the diameter of the structures would be roughly 1,312ft (400 metres).

The design is called Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotors (SUMR).

The turbines wouldn't face the wind but would go downwind, aligning the blades to flow with the wind instead of fighting it.

Instead of a single stiff blade, each blade will be broken into segments, allowing it to be built and transported more easily.

The concept would also allow the blades to spread out when the wind is blowing lightly to capture as much power as possible.

Parts of the turbine pictured on the A2 turbine installation vessel. The ship is designed to transport and install up to eight 3.6MW turbines

A worker pictured inside the offshore giant. Using larger turbines can help keep energy production costs low, according to Dong's UK country manager for wind power

The giant turbines are built in Maade, Denmark, and shipped to countries across the world. Belgium and the UK will be the first countries to make used of the technology

Britain is seeking new electricity generation to replace its ageing coal and nuclear power stations and has said around 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity could be installed by the end of the decade.

'Using larger turbines is a critical part of the industry's drive in getting costs down,' Sykes said.

'Each turbine needs foundations, cables to an onshore substation and maintenance, so the more megawatts you can generate from each turbine, the lower the overall cost per MW.'

Cranes are used to lift and assemble parts of the turbine. Countries across Europe are seeking new electricity generation to replace ageing coal and nuclear power stations

Wind turbines produce energy when the wind causes the three propellers to spin around a rotor. The rotor is linked to the main shaft, which turns a generator to create electricity

Dong has a target to drive down costs of offshore wind power to £89.93 ($112.48) per megawatt hour (MWh) by 2020.

The Burbo Bank extension has already secured a minimum price for the electricity generated through Britain's contracts for difference (CfD) scheme of £150 ($200) MWh for 15 years.

Britain's government has said its next round of CfD renewable funding will focus on offshore wind, but the subsidies will be dependent on the wind industry's ability to drive down its costs.

A worker is pictured looking out of the structure, which is the height of a sky scraper. It's estimated that giant propellers of wind turbines spin at 180mph (290km/h)

A crane lifts an enormous blade up towards the main shaft of the turbine. Vestas V164 wind farms will soon appear in Belgium as well as the UK